Microsoft has outlined why its new breed of Secured-core PCs, such as the Surface Pro X, are equipped to fight off ransomware and other malware that attack vulnerable hardware drivers to compromise a ...

The latest Steam update finally offers CPU temperature tracking, but it requires Windows kernel access. Find out if it's safe.

Technological Innovations of the WDF Framework include two core components: Kernel-Mode Driver Framework (KMDF) and User-Mode ...

Microsoft has been focusing on hardware-based security recently, with Windows 11 requiring use of TPMs and other security systems to help ensure that your software is safe, and your operating system ...

While Apple has complete control over the hardware and operating system, Microsoft historically has not. But now Microsoft is aiming to bring its control over hardware up to Apple's level through ...

Windows Core OS is setting the path for Windows for the next decade. How it all works is a bit mysterious, but this is why "Polaris" will be significant for consumers, the education market, and ...

Microsoft bloggers and the Microsoft community at large have noticed that Microsoft is being very tight-lipped about Windows 7. In a blog post, Chris Flores of the Windows Client Communications Team ...

Windows operating system comes with both Kernel and User modes, but not everyone knows the difference between both. In fact, most users have no idea these modes exist, but yet they’ve used them before ...